Dévoluy
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Dévoluy | |
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 The town hall of Le Dévoluy | |
Location of Dévoluy  | |
  Dévoluy  Dévoluy | |
| Coordinates: 44°41′36″N 5°56′31″E / 44.6933°N 5.9419°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Hautes-Alpes |
| Arrondissement | Gap |
| Canton | Veynes |
| Intercommunality | Buëch Dévoluy |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–2026) | Alexandra Butel[1] |
| Area 1 | 186.37 km2 (71.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 895 |
| • Density | 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 05139 /05250 |
| Elevation | 1,134–2,652 m (3,720–8,701 ft) (avg. 1,263 m or 4,144 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Dévoluy is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.[3] It is the result of the merger, on 1 January 2013, of the four communes of Agnières-en-Dévoluy, La Cluse, Saint-Disdier, and Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy.[4]
SuperDévoluy, a ski resort, is part of the commune.
Population
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 869 | — |
| 1975 | 885 | +0.26% |
| 1982 | 910 | +0.40% |
| 1990 | 929 | +0.26% |
| 1999 | 945 | +0.19% |
| 2007 | 1,032 | +1.11% |
| 2012 | 1,013 | −0.37% |
| 2017 | 966 | −0.95% |
| Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Dévoluy at 1 January 2020. Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Geography
[edit]Location
[edit]Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy is located 28 km (17 mi) northeast of the railroad hub of Veynes.
At 18,637 hectares, it is the second-largest commune in the area, right behind Névache.
Terrain and Geology
[edit]The town covers the entirety of the Dévoluy range.
Dévoluy is known for its numerous underground cavities, the chourums , and its suitability for speleology.
The European larch, or common larch (Larix decidua) is particularly present in the commune.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy (1991–2020 averages): elevation 1300m | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 15.1 (59.2) | 18.2 (64.8) | 22.0 (71.6) | 24.1 (75.4) | 29.8 (85.6) | 33.5 (92.3) | 34.4 (93.9) | 34.3 (93.7) | 30.0 (86.0) | 26.3 (79.3) | 20.0 (68.0) | 15.3 (59.5) | 34.4 (93.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) | 4.7 (40.5) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.4 (54.3) | 16.8 (62.2) | 21.3 (70.3) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.8 (74.8) | 18.7 (65.7) | 13.9 (57.0) | 7.5 (45.5) | 4.0 (39.2) | 13.3 (56.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) | −0.9 (30.4) | 2.9 (37.2) | 6.1 (43.0) | 10.5 (50.9) | 14.2 (57.6) | 16.4 (61.5) | 16.2 (61.2) | 12.1 (53.8) | 8.3 (46.9) | 2.9 (37.2) | −0.5 (31.1) | 7.2 (45.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) | −6.6 (20.1) | −3.1 (26.4) | −0.1 (31.8) | 4.1 (39.4) | 7.2 (45.0) | 8.7 (47.7) | 8.7 (47.7) | 5.5 (41.9) | 2.6 (36.7) | −1.7 (28.9) | −5.1 (22.8) | 1.1 (34.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25 (−13) | −25.1 (−13.2) | −19.5 (−3.1) | −11 (12) | −5 (23) | −2.7 (27.1) | 1.0 (33.8) | −0.3 (31.5) | −4.5 (23.9) | −9.2 (15.4) | −20 (−4) | −19.9 (−3.8) | −25.1 (−13.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 84.3 (3.32) | 58.7 (2.31) | 71.0 (2.80) | 93.8 (3.69) | 95.0 (3.74) | 78.3 (3.08) | 58.9 (2.32) | 68.9 (2.71) | 95.5 (3.76) | 138.1 (5.44) | 156.7 (6.17) | 101.4 (3.99) | 1,100.6 (43.33) |
| Source: Météo-France[6] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 6 June 2023.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Commune de Dévoluy (05139), INSEE
- ^ Arrêté du 2 octobre 2012 portant création de commune, Légifrance
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF). Météo-France. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
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